Digital Shadows news stories

Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.

Over the past year, compromises of payment card data, network intrusions, and cyberattacks using hotel Wi-Fi have plagued the hospitality industry.

Russia is just the tip of the iceberg for this issue with regular misinformation campaigns and attacks observed worldwide.

We covered an expert commentary story of the Uber breach - this is round 2 with Check Point, Barracuda, Digital Shadows, Mimecast, and Webroot.

We talk to Digital Shadows’ Alastair Paterson on the development of cybersecurity.

Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.

Digital Shadows has raised $26 million in a Series C funding round, which will be put towards global expansion and its service development.

The Digital Shadows CEO delves into one of the main tactics behind extortion - ransomware - and how businesses can defend themselves.

I’ll venture to guess you’re using a mobile device to read this - while mobile apps offer a host of new opportunities, they also introduce risk.

An expert from Digital Shadows dissects the once prominent method of infection known as exploit kits and whether they remain a threat.

“You can bet that as you’re reading this, those engaged in cyber crime on the dark web are looking for that next ‘market place window’ to open."

While CEOs and corporate boards no longer shy away from cybersecurity strategy as they once might have, there are still a number of shortcomings.

Not only is information on a company’s assets available, but information about new techniques to compromise targets is for sale on the dark web.

A professional ecosystem has emerged that is providing e-learning courses to allow aspiring cybercriminals to make USD$12k in monthly earnings.

Exit scams are one of the risks when conducting business in criminal marketplaces.

One of the Dark Web's biggest marketplaces for illegal online trades was taken offline this week, with reports circulating that it was an 'exit scam'.

ESET senior research fellow Nick FitzGerald says that NotPetya was most likely a state-sponsored attack through malware.

“The strong support we get from the DS team through Channel REV program is invaluable to us as we expand our own security solutions.”

Much ink is still being expended trying to determine who was responsible for WannaCry and what their motives were. But there's a bigger lesson here.

“Enterprises - and the companies that work for and with them - need to be better prepared for this sort of brute force attack."

Who was behind the WannaCry attacks? Digital Shadows forms a few hypotheses and puts them to the test.

Does it make you WannaCry? Experts from around the world comment on the ransomware's deadly attacks over the weekend, & if there's a way to stop it.

Early detection and effective intelligence is critical in today’s digital world to mitigate the risks created by today’s connected world.

Digital Shadows has expanded their executive team, with a focus on utilising their partner eco-system.